Solving Set Up Word Problems: Variables and Interpretations

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

Maria has twice as many apples as oranges. If she has a total of 18 fruits, how many apples and oranges does she have?

• Maria has 12 apples and 6 oranges.

• 6 apples and 12 oranges

• 14 apples and 4 oranges

• 10 apples and 8 oranges

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $50, how many miles did they drive?

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

In a class, the number of boys is 3 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 15 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 10 boys and 5 girls

• 8 boys and 7 girls

• 12 boys and 3 girls

• 11 boys and 4 girls

A gardener is planting flowers in two types of pots. The small pots hold 3 flowers each, and the large pots hold 5 flowers each. If the gardener has 24 flowers and uses a total of 6 pots, how many of each type of pot did they use?

• 1 small pot and 5 large pots

• 2 small pots and 4 large pots

• 3 small pots and 3 large pots

• 4 small pots and 2 large pots

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys 8 items and spends $70, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 6 novels and 2 magazines

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost per student is $15, and there are 20 students attending. If the total cost is $300, how much money is left after paying for the trip?

• $75

• $300

• $15

• $0

Tom has a collection of coins consisting of dimes and quarters. If he has 5 more dimes than quarters and the total value of the coins is $3.25, how many dimes and quarters does he have?

• 12 dimes and 7 quarters

• 8 dimes and 3 quarters

• 15 dimes and 10 quarters

• 10 dimes and 5 quarters

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If a baker wants to make a batch that uses 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will be needed?

• 18 cups of sugar

• 24 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 50 tickets and made $400, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets